Wilbur Wright Field Christmas Book, 1918 Dec

The collection consists of one copy of the “Wilbur Wright Field Christmas Book,” published and distributed by Post Exchange No. 1, Wilbur Wright Field for Christmas, 1918. The book primarily consists of advertisements for companies, retail stores, and hotels in the Dayton, Ohio area. Of interest in the book are a number of articles including: “Now that the War is Over;” “The War in the Air,” by Henry Woodhouse; “Air Service Now Made Into Six Districts;” “How I Made the Altitude Record of 28,900 Feet,” by Major R. W. Schroeder;” “U.S. Army Program Provides for Training 30,000 Aviators;” and “World’s Greatest Seaplane, With Pilot and 50 Passengers, Takes Air at Rockaway Point.” The book also contains other interesting information including French pronunciation of English words and a number of photographs of airplanes.